"Quick, scatter!"
"Federal reinforcements!? They chose to attack right when we were about to make our move! Damn it!"
"Doesn't look like Federal forces."
"It's not impossible. The G Hound Squad turned around, and then we came under attack. What if their retreat was deliberate? Maybe they want to wipe us out along with the Angel."
"Ahhhh! I'm really pissed off!"
Hearing the chaotic voices filling the communications channel, Xiao Ran shook his head and looked at Mwu. There were too many people deployed, each with different personalities, and most of them were not real soldiers. Their temperaments varied greatly as well. Just when they had finally raised their morale and were about to attack Ray Angel, they were inexplicably attacked by unmistakably human weapons. Quite a few of them immediately started shouting uncontrollably.
Ange's frantic scream in particular made quite a few people cover their ears.
Mwu did not look toward Xiao Ran, but she could still sense his gaze on her. Staring solemnly at the area below the bridge, she asked, "Have we identified who launched the attack?"
Below, Moses's eyes darted rapidly between the screens and holographic projections in front of him. He first confirmed the attack's point of origin in the shortest possible time, then identified the enemy from that location, followed by their numbers and types.
Very quickly, Moses answered loudly, "The attacks are coming from beneath the mountain peaks on the edge of Third Tokyo City. According to our scans, they're being launched by New Zeon units. Their numbers... are enormous. I've transferred the feed to the main screen."
Xiao Ran looked up, and his eyes immediately narrowed. A huge mass of densely packed New Zeon units appeared on the screen. They were advancing toward the city from the mountains and foothills in